Welcome to Jive Party

Fancy some jive dancing in the fabulous retro Rivoli Ballroom – with a live band, DJs filling in and a beginners’ jive lesson to kick the evening into swing? Our ever-popular monthly Saturday nights have a lively buzz, great music and everyone from 18 to 80 taking to the floor! The Rivoli is now featured in Justin Lee Collins’ show ‘Good Times’, Mondays on Channel 5. Watch the promo for the show here.

August 21st 2010: The Slammers Maximum Jive Band

The Slammers Maximum Jive Band’s back on the Rivoli stage, guaranteed to make this August the hottest on record with their blistering swing, jive and blues.

Tickets now on sale. Click to book for August 21

… one of the finest jive outfits in decades. There just aren’t enough superlatives in the English language to properly describe the immense cool of this group and this disc. A simple “wow” is way too little. A simple “holy mother of pearl this band is so good it’s criminal” doesn’t even do the job.
- Michael Macomber, Retro Music Review (U.S.)”You only have to hear the first number to realise that you are in for a great, no fantastic, night of fast jumpin’ jive. At London’s Rivoli Ballroom and the 100 Club in Oxford Street, the joints are still jumpin’ from their performances. I can’t wait to see and hear them again.”

- Peter Stechman, London. (Independent Reader Review posted on the Evening Standard’s “thisislondon.co.uk” website.)

July 17: Benny Lee and The Whistlestop 5

Benny Lee & The Whistlestop 5

A fantastic new band – well new to Jive Party but old hands on the swing and jive circuit – get the low-down on Benny Lee and take a listen at http://bennylee.co.uk/

“The hottest, swingiest, jumpiest jive band on the scene”

“A Guaranteed Good Time!”

“These guys just keep on hitting you with floor-fillers”

Arrive by 8.30pm to be in time to join in with the jive dance class, then jive the night away to Benny Lee and the band plus DJs to 1am.
Book now.

June 19: Laura B & The Moonlighters

The album cover of the band's latest CD

Laura B and the Moonlighters are an exciting seven-piece rockin’ and honkin’ rhythm and blues combo in the upbeat style of Ruth Brown, Big Maybelle and Lavern Baker. The Band is led by the talented and charismatic vocalist Laura B, backed by her all star band comprising of members of Ocean’s Seven, Juke Joint Jump, Sugar Ray’s Flying Fortress, The Big Six, Alabama Slammers and The Mike Sanchez Band, to name but a few. Also featuring the exceptional Henri Herbert at the boogie-woogie 88, Lady Laura and the guys guarantee a big beat sound and performance to match many of the great R’n’B artistes of the fifties.

Arrive by 8.30pm to be in time to join in with the jive dance class, then jive the night away to Laura, the band and the DJs to 1am.
Book now.

May 15 2010: Oo-Bop-Sh’Bam!

Regulars on the rivoli stage, last played at our Christmas Jive Party  – so you can bet this band comes with our highest recommendation!

Posing backstage at The Rivoli!

Oo-Bop-Sh’Bam play classic live boogie-woogie and rhythm ‘n’ blues, taking their influences from the small combos of the 40s and 50s, where swinging and singing ruled the day!

Their jumpin’ jivin’ sound has a classic bounce dance feel. These journeymen of jump have many years of gigging between them, having played with and backed some of the best UK, European and American artists around today.

So get along for another blistering night!

April 17 2010: The Jiveoholics

Shades required!

Wales’s finest jive and swing band makes the long trip East to The Rivoli Ballroom to brighten up Lewsisham and surroundings…. (I reckon with those shirts Croydon too) recreating the sounds of Louis Jordan, Cab Calloway, Wynonie Harris and Big Joe Turner and adding their own dash of colour – should be a great night! Take a listen to these guys swinging the guts out of Louis Jordan’s Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens!

March 20 2010: The Sentinels of Rhythm

We can’t get enough of these guys so that’s why they’re back so soon – after last October’s fantastic night at The Rivoli you’ll be back too! Head out and listen up for some crazy jive laced with lashings of good old rhythm n blues!

February 27th: King Groovy & The Horn Stars

Once again we’re delighted to welcome back London’s grooviest 17-piece big band! Drawing dedicated and talented musicians from across the city, the Horn Stars features the traditional big band line-up of five saxophones, four trombones, four trumpets, a rhythm section of piano, drums, bass and guitar, plus the gorgeous voice of sassy singer Sarah Lee.  This is what ballrooms were built for! Don’t miss.

Book for February 27 2010: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/69295

£550 raised for Haiti appeal

To do something to help out the people in stricken Haiti we donated our cloakroom takings on Jan 16 to the Disasters Emergency Committee Haiti fund – this together with all the many additional contributions made by  dancers during the night raised a total of £550. We’re sending this amount to the fund a.s.a.p.

January 16 2010: The Cadillac Kings

The Cadillac Kings

We’re kicking off the century’s second decade with some blistering blues and jump jive courtesy of The Cadillac Kings. I quote: “Featuring six of the UK’s top blues & roots musicians, The Cadillac Kings play music inspired by the sounds & styles of the ‘40s & ‘50s. A mix of mostly original songs with a few well-chosen covers from the likes of T-Bone Walker, Roy Brown & Champion Jack Dupree have made the band firm favourites on both the blues & jump-jive scenes. With their stunning musicianship & exciting stage act, this is a band that knows how to entertain audiences across the board, from arts centres to dance-halls, from intimate clubs to major festivals.”

If you saw these guys at The Rivoli back in July 09 you’ll be back for this one! As usual there will be a beginners’ jive class and DJs to complete the evening’s entertainment.